[LRflex] Re: Possibly Stupid Scanner Question
- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:10:06 +0100
Le 11 mars 10 à 19:41, Richard Ward a écrit :
>
> Hi Phillippe & Frank,
> Thanks for the input - I wouldn't doubt Epson would rather sell a
> 'new' one than putz with disassembling one of these scanners! I
> can't see how to dissasemble it which probably means it was
> engineered to 'go together' and not engineered 'to come apart' in a
> reasonable process.
> Just to really confuse things some more - NOW! I can't find the
> 'colors' and 'visual banding' I have been puzzling over. Zero - zip
> - nada.
It started like this on mine too...
> Tried two different pairs of glasses, multiple light sources (window
> light, lamps, flashlight), and can't recreate it. I am wondering if
> it's a 'temperature specific' phenomena connected with the
> outgassing from the constituent parts of the scanner? I have spotted
> the issue before in my intermittent usages of the scanner, but
> always filed it in the 'no money/can't see a solution/ ignore it'
> file box! :-)
> The banding and colors I saw do have a 'chemical film' quality to
> them, maybe when they 'condense' under specific conditions, they're
> forming in a pattern that matches surface irregularities inherent to
> the glass manufacturing process?
> OH! and Phillipe, I see my epson and your epson as exibit 6 billion
> and 1 and 6 billion and 2 in favor of 'paying' someone else to put
> up with the heartaches and foibles of consistent and uniform
> scanning output! :-)
> Allied Photo will scan a roll of film at a good usable resolution
> and at a high quality for 'abouts' 20 bucks for a 24 exp roll and
> throw in the film processing for free.
Thanks Richard,
I'm applying for a visa at once :-)
No worry, I think I've scanned what I wanted to, and am now completely
digital, he said without the slightest regret in his voice...
Bien cordialement de Metz
Philippe
> (Don't quote me on price specifics - haven't shot film in a bit and
> I have a porous memory!). Allied has moved to add a wonderful
> 'digital' printing capability via internet upload and providing good
> consistent film processing AND scanning at a reasonable price helps
> get Analogue users to access their Digital offerings pretty easily.
> I presume it's more profitable too! The digital print production
> flow is seriously more efficient for them compared to popping
> negative cards in and out of the old equipment! Trust me - I used to
> be the poor guy doing that! Nearly the 'Worst' job of my life.
>
> Richard
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> From: philippe.amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 1:06:14 PM
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Possibly Stupid Scanner Question
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> Same problem here, ( Epson 3170)
> I unscrewed the top and tried to clean the glass, to no avail.
> I no longer scan.
> If you find a cure, I'd be happy to learn.
>
> Good luck.
> Philippe
>
> Le 11 mars 10 à 18:25, Richard Ward a écrit :
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>>
>> Hi LeicaFlex Folks,
>> I was prepping to scan something yesterday and I now have a
>> 'Possibly' stupid question regarding Flatbed Scanners. Can the
>> underside of the scanner glass get dirty? I have an Epson 4870 Photo
>> flatbed w/transparency adapter and as I look at the 'scanbed' area
>> it looks like there might be a 'weird' film coating of some sort on
>> the underside of the glass. It's not 100% uniform but not random
>> appearing either - kind of reminds me of the way car window tinting
>> film looks from the inside. I've carefully cleaned the 'top' of the
>> glass and it's foresure not on the surface. That means it's on the
>> reverse side, but then I'm left with 'how the heck did it get
>> there?'.
>> Please enlighten me if anyone has experience or can point me to a
>> resource of some sort.
>> Richard in Michigan
>>
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>> the first time.
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